The federal government is significantly expanding the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program under which defence prime contractors help their suppliers penetrate international defence markets. The number of major defence prime contractors participating in the GSC Program will almost double from seven to 13, delivering on a commitment made in the Defence Industry Development Strategy (DIDS).…
A Queensland University of Technology-led team has been awarded a grant worth $US 3.98 million (about $5.97 million) from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a process for converting crop waste into higher-quality feed for livestock. In a statement from the university on Monday, Associate Professor Mark Harrison from the Centre for Agriculture…
A successful firing of the Naval Strike Missile, made by Kongsberg Defence Australia under Project SEA 1300 Phase 1 – Navy Guided Weapons, took place during Exercise RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2024 off the Hawaiian islands. According to a statement from Defence on Monday, it represents a major milestone by the Royal Australian Navy…
By Peter Newman, Curtin University The extent to which renewables should dominate Australia’s energy grids is a major issue in science and politics. Solar and wind are clearly now the cheapest form of electricity. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix. The challenges posed by solar and wind…
With a few years of steady growth under his belt and some recent investments made to continue that, Manuko’s Matt Hardie puts a positive story down to a few simple things. (Sponsored article and podcast.) Manuko makes premium organic treats at a factory at Victoria’s Torquay. Sales began in 2012 from a one-bedroom apartment owned…
In this, the third part of a series about Coalition plans for nuclear power in Australia, Peter Farley asks the question – How would we establish a nuclear power industry? It is often claimed that many countries are going nuclear and if Australia wants to be a ‘Developed Country’ we should have nuclear power. If…
The state which blazed the trail for lithium ion grid scale batteries – South Australia with the Tesla big battery in 2017 – is to get a far bigger big battery. While the Hornsdale Power Reserve, as it is properly known, originally had 129 MWh of storage, a new battery in the state’s south east…
Lithium ion battery materials group Lithium Australia and Mineral Resources (MinRes) will form a joint venture to commercialise the LieNA process to recover lithium from hard rock spodumene ores. The news comes after Lithium Australia completed the final stage of LieNA piloting activities at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) which commenced in…
More than 14,000 tonnes of soft plastics will be diverted from South Australian landfills every year, thanks to a $20 million investment in advanced recycling technology by the Australian Government. Recycling Plastics Australia in Kilburn will clean and purify soft plastics such as shopping bags, chip packets and food wrappers to create feedstock for new…
